Posted on 04/05/2002 5:46:00 PM PST by rintense
President Bush welcomed British Prime Minister Tony Blair to the Western White House today for talks about the current crisis in the Middle East. The meeting was initially supposed to be about Iraq, but has taken a detour given recent events in Israel. In an interview with Granada television, however, Bush made it clear that Saddam Hussein has to go (see the QotD). Enjoy the daily dose of Dubya!
Well said! I AGREE!
Nite all ;~)
Darth, I do not have a history of knowing, as Gretchen does, that you normally make thoughtful comments, and had no idea why you did nothing more than post a single Latin phrase, except that it was obviously meant to criticize us for our admiration of the President.
I don't know how often you come here, but if you knew most of us as individuals, you would know that we are fiercely independent thinkers, most of whom are dedicated Christians who worship a Holy and Almighty God, and are overwhelmingly thankful that in His Sovereignty, he placed George W. Bush in authority over us.
While I understand the danger of idolatry as a believer, it is my responsibility before God to be in prayer that my intense admiration not turn into idolatry (and believe me, I am). And I do not appreciate (that's putting it mildly) some complete stranger, who knows nothing about me, or my walk with the Lord, accusing me of idolatry, cult worship, kool-aid drinking, or the other things I have been accused of (some obscene).
For one thing, I assume you are male. And I would guess you have interpreted harmless comments about the President's appearance as being more significant than they are. We have a whole lot of fun on this thread. We admire the President. We like the way he looks, the way his wife looks, the way they love each other, the President's quick wit, the way he acts around kids and animals...... but there is a significant difference between us and a 'cult of personality.'
Because we are thinking, principled people here, the appreciation of those things is a by-product of our respect for the man, and what he stands for. We may disagree with him. We may not understand what he is doing, but we respect him, and that respect will not go away unless he does something to cause it to happen.
There is not one person here who does not understand that he is just a man. That, sir, is why many of us pray for him daily. But he is a man being used by God to do great things because he, himself is yielded to God, and as long as that is true, and, as I said earlier, the GLORY is given to GOD, you needn't worry about him......or us.
151 posted on 4/5/02 9:19 AM Eastern by ohioWfan
Your post at #57 gave me a belly laugh.
Bush and Blair ... they have a genuine affection, trust and respect for one another. That's our President, he's a man who has earned the trust and support of our most important allies. Tony Blair and Vlad Putin ... the two most talented, clever and intuitive politicians on Earth ... have cast their entire political futures to stand with President Bush. That tells me a lot, and it's all good.
Here's a short bio excerpt from the same site.
Ellen Lewis Herndon ArthurChester Alan Arthur's beloved "Nell" died of pneumonia on January 12, 1880. That November, when he was elected Vice President, he was still mourning her bitterly. In his own words: "Honors to me now are not what they once were." His grief was the more poignant because she was only 42 and her death sudden. Just two days earlier she had attended a benefit concert in New York City--while he was busy with politics in Albany--and she caught cold that night while waiting for her carriage. She was already unconscious when he reached her side.
While Ellen was still just a girl her beautiful contralto voice attracted attention; she joined the choir at St. John's Episcopal Church on Lafayette Square.
At the White House, Arthur would not give anyone the place that would have been his wife's. He asked his sister Mary (Mrs. John E. McElroy) to assume certain social duties and help care for his daughter. He presented a stained-glass window to St. John's Church in his wife's memory; it depicted angels of the Resurrection, and at his special request it was placed in the south transept so that he could see it at night from the White House with the lights of the church shining through.
I used to watch those Sunday Night showings of the British Parliament ... questions to the Prime Minister. John Major was PM, and Blair was the Labor Oppostion leader. Blair was the most agile, arrogant and quick witted pol I'd ever seen. He was Barney Frank fast, just as sarcastic and he turned Major upside down every single week.
I didn't like him, but man he was a force of nature. My point is .... he wouldn't ever shine Bush's shoes for the tribute. He's got plenty of ego, believe you me. He's here, meeting with our Pres, to strategize a common plan that will be the right thing for Britain, the right thing for freedom and democracy, and by result, the right thing for him! He senses a historical moment, and he intends to be Churchill great. He intends to emerge from this Middle East war as the most influential political leader in Europe. And he will. And he will win, and we will win in that journey as well. God willing!
DitL threads are for Dotels* on a day in the life of president Bush!
* say: DOTE-uhls
This, and posts 237, 246 and 253 are the finest insights I have read on FR in a looong time. PLEASE continue to come to DitL, and share your thoughts and 'historical' recall of events.
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